The special prosecutor appointed to investigate the alleged physical altercation at the Wisconsin Supreme Court -- in which liberal Justice Ann Walsh Bradley accused conservative Justice David Prosser of grabbing her neck in a chokehold during an argument -- has officially decided that no charges will be filed in the incident.
WisPolitics reports that Sauk County District Attorney Patricia Barrett -- a Republican who agreed to make a determination in the case after numerous officials in Dane County (Madison) had recused themselves -- officially informed Dane County Circuit Chief Judge William Foust and District Attorney Ismael Ozanne in a letter that she had reviewed the evidence provided to her from the investigations:
This wound up with Barrett because no one wanted the hot potato. Barrett is retiring and therefore does not care overmuch about future consequences of this decision - from voters or from Prosser or from Bradley.
Republican investigates Republican and ... no charges will be filed. Who could have predicted?